St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, London, N5 1DL
206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Islington
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 September 2023, published 9 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 28 | 145 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 27 | 137 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 20 | 130 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 26 | 150 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 142 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 37 | 156 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 34 | 169 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 33 | 127 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Gillespie Primary School 0.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Parkwood Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Drayton Park Primary School 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Pakeman Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.